Uncomfortable Conversations
All of us, somewhere in our lives have been in situations with conversational topics we want to avoid. They may be conversations we want to have with someone who we may want to me romantically involved with, people around whom we feel intimidated or they might even be your neighbors and the conversation might be about shared fence.
In the book The 5 Second Rule, the author Mel Robbins explains a very basic method or a ritual if you may say, to overcome this hesitation caused by these situations.
The ritual goes like this,
Whenever face to face with uncomfortable situations, countdown from 5 and then at the exact moment when you say 1, do whatever you intended to do without giving it another thought.
Many people try to find out ways to avoid uncomfortable situations, which eventually harm the person in the long run.
We need to understand that growth happens outside of our comfort zones, if we keep staying in our bubbles of comfort zones, we might never really know what it’s like to savor the rush of endorphins flowing through our veins when faced with a situation that lies outside our purview.
Prosaic stories never make sagas.
In order to do something no one has ever done before, you have to take the leap.
This quote by C. Joy Bell C.
“I have realized; it is during the times I am far outside my element that I experience myself the most. That I see and feel who I really am, the most!”
If you are more into gen Z pop, maybe this quote by Billie Eilish will help-
“ My comfort zone lies a bit outside my comfort zone. I like to be a bit uncomfortable”
Take the leap.
Godspeed!
Signing Off
AA.
